sea horse

== English == === Alternative forms === seahorse, sea-horse === Etymology === From Middle English sehors (“walrus”), equivalent to sea +‎ horse. Probably a calque of obsolete French cheval de mer or directly of Late Latin caballus marinus. Named so after the shape of its head being similar to horse's head. === Pronunciation === === Noun === sea horse (plural sea horses) Any of the small fish of the genus Hippocampus that have a horselike head and swim upright. (philately) Any of a series of high-value British stamps issued during the reign of King George V, featuring a depiction of Britannia on a chariot in choppy seas. (obsolete) A hippopotamus. 1830, Georges Louis Le Clerc (Count de Buffon), The Natural History of Quadrupeds (page 331) As most authors mention the hippopotamus under the names of the sea-horse, or the sea-cow, he has sometimes been confounded with the latter, which inhabits only the northern seas. (obsolete) A walrus. (mythology) Synonym of hippocampus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === sea horse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === seashore